Comment on How did we switched from "Dinosaur are giant lizards" to "Dinosaur are giant birds"

tnarg42@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’m pretty sure Jurassic Park (the movie) coming out was when it became common knowledge to the general public. A few hardcore dinosaur nerds (and readers of the Jurassic Park novel) were generally aware beforehand, but it was the movie that pushed it into common knowledge. (Source: I was 14 when Jurassic Park (the movie) came out)

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